Today’s decorating dilemma: I need a little guidance, I am renovating a Katrina damaged home,. It is taking a long time and I want everything perfect, or as much as it can be.
I have a town home, living room, and kitchen run together, maple cabinets with a mocha stain, so the cabinets are basically almond [...]
Last month I wrote about Cottage Magpie’s green challenge but this month I decided I would play along and share some of the yellow things in my home.
I have lots of yellow kitchenware from the 40’s and 50’s. I started collecting Harlequin dishes and Hall pitchers when I was in college and still enjoy [...]
Today’s color dilemma…
I have more of a question than a comment. I have an open floor plan with all white walls that are making me crazy. I NEED color!
I want the rooms to flow, but be distinct. The front room gets a lot of sun and has oak colored bookcases, and a little darker piano. [...]
Today’s color dilemma…
I’m looking for help with natural oak trim and wood floors. Pretty good light and great artisan wood side tables and hutch. Anything but yellow? Anything bolder? What about something in a green?
2nd question– I’m interested in some ideas for color for living room and dining room with beautiful natural oak trim and [...]
Today’s color dilemma…
Thanks for finally addressing the bricks…The front of my home has partial red brick and the rest is stucco. I am in Florida on a small lake.
The house was painted beige with the mauve trim, plenty of trim includes the garage. The house next to me had the mauve color shot and painted [...]
Unless you live on a large piece of land or deep on a wooded lot you need to consider the colors of the homes that surround your home.
You will want to select an exterior color that is different but works with the other homes in the neighborhood. You can pick a color that blends in [...]
Today’s color dilemma…
Hello, color mavens! Enjoyed the article in the Post. I wanted to ask a quick question – we are getting ready to paint the exterior of our house, and have been working on colors. We don’t have that much siding to paint, our house is mostly brick dominated in the front sadly by [...]
About two months ago I started following along as Newell Turner, Style Director of House Beautiful magazine blogs about the renovation of his farmhouse in Upstate New York.
Newell selected the colors some time ago but I hadn’t gone back and read many of his older posts until now which is why I am just now [...]
Once again for Fall 2008 Pottery Barn has partnered with Benjamin Moore to create a palette that perfectly complements their line of furniture and home accessories.
Note the number of blues in this seasons collection. The popularity of this color continues as we make our way into fall.
More color at Pottery Barn
Many are the clients whose biggest challenge is selecting paint colors for their wooden houses when they are “stuck” with partial brick or stone façades. In my experience, this can actually be a plus.
You see, replacing stone or brick is expensive. However, using these fixed features as your color inspiration, or seeing them as part [...]
